Lining for ties



Feb. 5, 1946. M. KLEINMANN LINING FOR TIES Original Filed March 17, 1938 v INVENTOR. A/Ax AZI/A/MA/VA/ ATTORNEY.

Patented Feb. 5, 1946 LINING FOR. 'rms Max Kleinmanni New York, Y., assignor to Dimple Tie Corporation, New York, N. Y., a corporation of New York Original application March 17, 1938, Serial No. 196,439. Divided and this application May 1, 1944, Serial No. 533,479

4 Claims. (01. 9-146) This application is a division of Ser. No. 196,439 filed March 17, 1938, now Patent No. 2,347,691, granted May 2, 1944. V

This invention relates generally to linings for neckties and more particularly to such linings which when embodied ln'a necktie cause the necktie to crease or drape in a predetermined manner when the same is worn.

The present application includes certain improvements over'my copending application Serial Number 139,642, filed April 29, 1937, granted July 19, 1938, No. 2,123,900. i

Among the objects of the present invention is the provision of a necktie lining which, when incorporated in a four-in-hand or other type of necktie which is knotted or otherwise constricted when worn, causes the tie'to form a drape, dimple, or become longitudinally corrugated in a predetermined position with relation to thelongitudinal side edges of the necktie] An object herein is the provision of a necktie lining having a self-draping feature whose structure will drape with equal facility whenever the lining is longitudinallystressed at any point along a predetermined area thereof, the drape being retained by a'constriction about the tie caused, for example, by a knot therein. l Another object of this invention is the provision ofa self-draping necktie lining and tie which is simply constructed andradapted for quantity production at relatively low cost;

The present/invention discloses the construction of a self-draping necktie lining which .has no parts which will be deleteriously affected by laundering, dry cleaning, pressing, or wear.

An advantage of the presentstructure lies in the fact that no skill need be acquired and no new dressing or tying method need be learned or used by the wearer because the ordinary tying operation automatically forms the desired shape to the tie lining and the necktie. The draped appearance of the knotted tie which results from the normal tying operation does 'not have an artificial, stiff, or preformed appearance but-appears to have a natural drape such as results when a cravat is skillfully and carefully, tied. After the tie is untied and removed, the lining and tie resume their normal relatively flat appearance thereby making pressin shipping, or storage a simple matter. V

These objects and further features and advantages will more fully appear in the progress of this disclosure and as pointed out in the appended claims. 4

In the drawing, forming a material part of 55 this'disclosure, and in which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views of each embodiment:

Figure 1 'is a view in perspective showing a necktie as worn and including the presentinvention. In this view the lining is within the necktie in its "norma position, that is, with the lining arranged to form a centrally disposed depression bordered on either side ,by a corresponding elevation or bulge.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary frdnt'elevational view of a necktie lining illustrating a first embodiment of the invention. In this view, the lining is in the normal position thereof corresponding to Figure 1 and is unstressed.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary rear 'elevational view of the embodiment illustrated in Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a transverse sectional view as taken from the plane 44 on Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a, transverse sectional view taken similarly to Figure 4 but showing the necktie lining as corrugated or creased when the lining is longitudinally stretched.

Figure 6 is a transverse sectional view taken similarly to Figure 5 but showing the tie body in addition and the altered position of the parts when the tiebody or casing is introduced.

Figure 7 is a view taken similarly to Figure l but in this view the tie lining is reversed from its normal position so that the lining forms a centrally disposed bulge or elevation bordered on either side by a corresponding depression or groove. I I

Figure 8 is an enlarged transverse sectional view as seen from the plane 8--8 on Figure 1 showing only the front portion of the tie body and the enclosed lining.

Turning now to Figures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 8, a necktie indicated generally by numeral 20 includes a front portion 2|, adraping portion 22, and a knot 23.

A lining blank 24 is preferably of such width as to conform to the shape of the necktie casing 25 in whichit is enclosed in the completed necktie. The blank 24 tapers outwardly at its longitudinal edges 21 and 28 towards its lower wider end portion 29. t

The lining blank 24 is composed of any suitably resilient material, preferably however, of woolen cloth cut on the bias (indicated at numeral 30) as is well known in the'artto which the present invention pertains. I

A relatively inelastic strand, flexible element, cord or thread is secured to the blank at -forwa1dly through the blank 24 at .a point 33 which is located on an imaginary longitudinal axis or line alongfwhi'ch'sit'is desired that the lining a drape. Thread 3| is continued toward the cen tral longitudinal axi of the blank and beyond 2,394,077: i; 15; it

tie casing proper, so that the ordinary simultaneous graspin of the necktie casing and the enclosed lining will produce the desired result. It

is also not necessary to attach the lining at the lower end thereof to the lower end of the necktie casing. Any suitable method of installing the V necktielinin'g within thefcasing may be employed to a point 34 and is passed rearwardly and down- 1 wardly through the blank. The portiono'f'tl'ie thread 3| thus exposed on the front oftlieblarik 24 forms a transversely disposed loo'p 35. -Poi'nt 34 is preferably disposed to one side 'of the said central longitudinal axis an amount equal to the spacing of point 33 from said axisto crejate a symmetrical arrangement.

The thread 3| continues diagonally downward again on the back of the blank 24 tobe passed o rd y throu h t e, b an s at appoint .35 zpreferablysituai igd on the same longitudinal axis as, is the poi-i'it iiii, From this point {36 :bnQthie stitching of the thread 3| is repeated in am'anner -similar to that-just described resultin in 'a plurality of V diagonally longitudinally disposed thread-portionsfland loops 35 The lower end of; -thread 3| i secured by stitches 38 in a man nen imi rii the upper en Q h 4 I t re ds s-e e i tic; and 1 preferably strong, light "in we ght, and smooth ton theouter surface thereof so that it may read- 'y slip through the portions 'of the bla nk 24 e hzwii ehfi e f -t v r .4 i. H It; may thus be 'seen th'at since the stitches L32 constitute an upper anchor land the stitches 32 constitute'alower anchor, when the blank 2'4 is stressed or longitudinally stretched,in order to extend itself withthe blank, the thread 3|. must take a more nearly;rectilinear course. This re sults in the lengthenin'gpf the thread portions iii-and the contraction of the loop '35. Loops .35 e e reei e mu t o th Points and 34, and the other points corre'spondingth'ereto, in;the-blank 2 i toward each other causing the portions 33 of the blank which he transversely between said points to vpucker 'oi" gather there betWeen f-Ihe loops '35 prevent the lining blank portions 39 from moyi ngforwardly (as viewed in :Figure2l so that' the result of the contractionpj'the loops 35 is to cause the port ons "39 to gathenqr pucker rearwardly of the blank :2 a d t r bx r a, ce tr l longitudinally i posed groove, corrugation, or furrow lit, for the entire distance betweenstitches 32 and 33. The; edges 2'! and 28 when uninhibited will rise; to take a position ind-icateddn Figure however, when the lining blank 2i4i installed f-providing such method pe'rniits the lining and iiudirial thread portions 31 and the loops 35 have been found satisfactory in use, they may be varied withoutnepartingirom the scope of the appended casin to be longitudinally stretched. V

/ While the illustrated relative sizes of the longif c Zirridngfthe variations which may be produced are the following: Increasing the length ;o f the loops 35, will-increase the depth of the fur- -row lm but whenfthis is too deep, the casing 25 is unable to. follow it suiiiciently. Where the numberiof loops is increased, a limit will be approached when so many loops connect the edges ofthe; fur w ha e .-ca. e'25:is unab e to ran. ther w ih n t -he distan e. bet een. s te es 32.and stitches 38 (when the;;; lini-ng blank z l is unstressed) is determinedby the probable area on th f rw hybfi Kn li mueh t t e li e of h v ra a -A.-i e ur 9 e P entinntien x-l e the; t t at h draping effe is not limited teen in r iee Qt -th .nee stie but ay be e-pa rane ih i eem ee o ma l l k y t gbea os pr-adiaee t &9 e kno ma be au d efl a an emai in e ased til the knot is opened arid; ;theportipns ijeleased, andthisis also true regardl he ,number of "times that thetiefmey-be relied spent itself in in a necktie casing 25,,the casing will cause the lining to take-a shape indicated in Figur 6, because of the flattened tubular shape of the easing, the front portion 2| and drape portion22 following the contourpf the lining to forin a corresponding drape BI, The drapingef fectof the casing 25is mprereadily, secured when said casing is f abricatediromsw'oven material and cut on the bias asis well known in the art.

It may be noted at this point that thedrape 4| and thefurrow are formed only when the lining blank 24 is under stress, but this drape e fiect is retained in the draping portion 22 by the constriction ofthe parts causedby the knot In knotting a necktie containing a lining 23 embodyingthe present invention, it is unnecessary to grasp the lining separatelyfrom the neckis reversed front totback. this position 'th'e furrow 40 projects farm of e tieca'shig 4 4 and a drape or pueke ioee n i'therside there.- of which is roliqweapy the casing ts term a acuble draped v efieotilnblli ding tfi dfapsr 42 and 43. QGoyerned solely by the ultimate a men'sidss r the necktiei offlooifr'se .po'ssiblqwihen desires, to run a plurality or tnr'eaas 3| in spaced relation to ea'ch other and lofigitlldlnally"dispbsd. This will result man i ereased numberiof for? rows 40 in the blank 24 and correspondinggroove sbrdfapes'dL 1 v w While the invention .lias been illustrated in connection Withthe larger. rrrsnt wing of a four-in-hand necktie, as may be, readily ti atistood, by those skilled n mean, mechanism which is the 'sametin principle and-structure may be incorporated. miss called bowti'esand others of a similar nature, Aiso,. wnej.-e desiredth'e same type. of lining blank, including applicants novel drapi g mechanism may heinstauea in the smaller Wing of a folir-in-ha'nd ti so that the d'rape 'in the under. or smaller. wing while norinally invisible, forms a fo'undationh'aving a cor- 1. A necktie including. an end portion and a r s e t li n t rein dl f l e n e gitudinally of the necktie, said lining having a irow of, stitching extending generally longitudi nally of the lining and slidably pas s ing therethrough, said stitching comprising successive substantially longitudinally extending stitch sections and substantially transverse stitch sections connecting the ends of adjacent longitudinal sections, said transverse stitch sections being on one face of the lining, the longitudinal stitch sections being longer than the transverse stitch sections and arranged in substantial parallelism and each extending diagonally at an acute angle across a longitudinal line on said lining. V

2. A stretchable necktie of the four-in-hand type, having stitching disposed in the knot forming area thereof for automatically forming a dimple in the necktie when it is made up into a knot, said dimple extending from within the knot to a point below said knot, said stitching comprising a plurality of loops on one side of the material, each of said loops diagonally crossing a longitudinal line on said material, and loops on the other side of the material transversely disposed with respect to said longitudinal line.

3. A stretchable necktie of the four-in-hand type, having stitching disposed in the knot form-- ing area thereof for automatically forming a dimple in the necktie when it is made up into a knot, said dimple extending from within the knot to a point below said knot, said stitching comprising a plurality of parallel loops on one side of the material, each of said loops diagonally crossing a longitudinal line on said'material, and loops on the other side of the material transversely disposed with respect to. said longitudinal line.

4. A stretchable necktie f the four-in-hand type, having stitching disposed in the knot forming area thereof for automatically forming a dimple in the necktie when it is made up into a knot, said dimple extending from within the knot to a point below said knot, said stitching comprising a plurality of loops on one side of the material, each of said loops diagonally crossing the longitudinal axis of the necktie and loops on the other side of the material, transversely disposed 20 with respect to said longitudinal axis. 

